Little Falls transcript., 1887-03-25

DURING SESSION o 4 1ss
List shall contain the aurnames of such persons
In their alphabetical order. Three copjes 81 said
list shah ut least ten days before such election.
notice OF the time and place, when and where,
the judges OF election will be present fr the prr
pose OF making corrections Id said list The
said judges OF election on Tuestiay, two weeks
next three days. from the hour of nine in the
morning until one lnthe afternoon, and, in cities
containing g population of four thousand inhab-
the hour OF eight TO the honr Of ten III the even
ing, and on the Tuesday next precading such
election from niile o'clock hs sthe fore-
shall be present at the place appointed
Tor the holding OF such election II, cir resoect-
i've election DISTRICTS for the purp $50 of making
ing such corrections, said judges Of election
shall enter upon such lists the additional
names OF all persons, properly shown to be en-
atitisd TO vote at such election. and erase from
SAID list or register the names of all persons
properly shown to be not entitled to vote ut such
election The said judges, on first making out
said lists shall consult The poll llsts used at the
u
and shall place in said lists Or regisbers the
names Of those persons whom they know, or
with reasonable diligence ascertain, TO- he en-
titled to vote at such election in their respective
election districts. In making the final correc-
tlons OF said lists registers to ascertain who
are entitled to vote at such electioni the said
judges shall be governed by the rules land reg
ulations hereinafter for that purpose urescribed
and at such election no person shah vote whose
name is not upon said list or register at the time
Of opening the pcils; provided that il any person
M me iS not SaiH lists
or reglsters. can produce evidence which salts
hes the majority Of the jndges. that he has the
qualifications of an eector ii, said district, and
1s entitled to vote at such election, but whose
name has been accidentally omitted from said
lists or registers, then the name OF such person
shall be added to the lists or registers and he
any, person be rejected whose name is upon
said lists at the time Of opening the polls pro-
ylded that it evidence satisfying. a ma
je'rity j., of the JUDGES be- produced
by mistake and that tho person so Offering to
vote has not the qualifications OF an eiector in
said dstricf, and is not entitled to vote at such
election, then the name OF such person shall be
stricken from said list and he shall not be al
lowed to vote: but III all snch cases an entry
shall be made opposite to each name added to.
or stricken from, said lists rcaisterss after the
opeMiug OF the polls, and the judges Of election
shall make, OF cansa to be nade, a duplicate Of
said lists or registers, so that there shall be two
registers or lists at every election.
SEC. {. Provided. that anv person being an
inmate Of any soldiers home in this state shall
for the purposes OF this act, have q legal resi-
dence tbereat The judges OF election. in deter
mining the residence of any person, for the pur
pose Of ascertaining who are qualified electors,
shall be governed by the following rules so Tar as
they ere applica ble: ~
Flrst-That place shall be considered and held
to he the residence OF d person in which his hab
1taton is fixed without amy present intention Of
removing therefrom, and to which whenever he
is abseut he bas the intention ct returning.
Second-A person shall not be considered to
have lost his residence who leaves his hcine to 20
INTO another state, or county in this state, for
temporary purposes merely, and with the lnten-
tiou OF returning.
Third-.A person shall not be considered to
nave gained q residence in any county into
which he Gnlnes for temporary purposes merely
without the intention OF making such county his
home.
Fourth-If person go into another state, with
the Intention OF making it his residence he loses
his residence i'll this S, ate.
Flfth---lf person remove to another state
with the intention of remaining there for an
Indefinite time us place OF residence. be loses
his residence IN this state Notwithstanding he
entertans the idea of returning at some future
time.
Sixth--The place where d mans family resides
shall be held to he his place OF residences; bhU il
it be IL place Of Temporary establishment for his
family, OF for transienO purposes, it shall be 9TH
e:wIse.
S@vcnth-If a man have a family fixed in one
place, and he do business in another. the
former shall be considered his place of residence;
but any man having family, who has taken up
his abode with the intention Of remaining, and
whose family refuses to reside with him, shall
be regarded as q citizen and voter where he has
taken up his abode
Eshtl-Tha mese intention to acquire new
residence, without The fact Of removal, shall
avail nothing, neither shall the fact OF
removal without the intention. And no
person empoyed temporariiy. in tue con-
other work OF a public nature, shall acquire
a residence III any election precinct
into which he came for that purpose so as to
shall no: be held To extend to station agents
section men who perma uently reside in such
election precinct. III any question that may
arise rs to the right OF any person in the en-
ployment Of any railroad corporation TO be reg
1stered, or to vote, in any election precinct, it
must first satisfactorily appear to all the judges
OF said election that the said party is an actual
bona hGe resident Of said election district, and
not there for temporary purposes merely: and
the mere affidavit OF SUCH person shall not !se
received as conclusive az to any facJ necessary
to entltle him to vote.
SEC. 1t either Of the judges Of election of
any election district shall 1all to attend at the
time and place appointed for correcting the
or it either of said judges be q can
didate at such election, or refuse to act
IS judge, the qualified electors Of suca election
district present shall elect viva voce some quail
tleo elector OF said election district to act as
Judge, instead Of such judge SO absent, disquali-
fled or refusing to act; and it any clerk of elec
Judges Of election SHALL appoint some qualified
eleCtOr in place oi such clerk, and before any
judge or clerk OF election enters upon the dis
oharse Of the duties imposed upon him by this
chapter he shall take and subscribe the follow
ing oath, to wit: g
Il, A. B. (judee or clerk Of the election, as tine
case may be). do solemnly swear Tor AFFIRM that
will perform the duties of Judge or clerk of tue
election (as the case may be- according Is law
and the best OF my ability, aud will srudousiy
endeavor to prevent fraud, DECEIT aud abuse i'll
conducting thus election, SO help me Cod" which
said oath. SO Ia ken, subscribed and certified. shall
be affixed to the said list register provided for
in section Blk. It there be no person present
authorized TO administer oaths, thenfhe Judges
OF election may administer to each Other, and TO
the clerGs the oath above provided.
SEC. 8. No person shall be eligible as judge or
clerk of election unless he be qualified voter
within the election district in which ho acts, nor
unless he read and write and speak the
English language underatandingly.
. SEC. 10 The polls in the several election dis
tricts shall be opened a. nine O'Clock in the
morning and kept open until i've O'clock in the
afternoon; but in cities OF five thousand inhab~
iUants or more the polls shall be Sept open until
seven o'clock i'll the evening No adjournment
OF internlission whatever shall take place until
the same be e.closed and Until all the ypIes cast
at such poll have been counted and the result
publicly announced. .
SEC. IL. The judges OF election mayappoint
one or more 'spccial conStables to attend each
place of election. 1t shall be the dflty of the
sheriff or constable to keep an open space of at
least six feet square from the place OF voting,
the person voting can do so unnolested by any
other person. If any Of the aboye-named officers
neglect to perform that duty. then the judges Of
election shall swess- in enough private citizens
to enforce order. who shall have power, as con-
stables or conseryatcrs OF the peace. TO make ar
rests for breach Of peace. And any police officer
Or constable attending the election may call to
his aid sufficient number Of citizens to arrest
any dlsorderiy person or suppress any riot or
disorder during the election. Whoever conducts
himself In riotous or disord deriy manner st any
election, and persists in such conduct after be-
warrant ... - " $50 Z. $q3,F ~ So
SEC. IL. The judges OF election shall allow at
least one, and not more than two, eligible voters
OF each political party t. the contest TO be chosen
by the parties respectively, IN the room where
the election Is held TO act as cnaalengers.of vot